Those of us through the generations who struggled to make our words more comprehensible to our readers will remember this faithful companion. And to think it is now 50 years old. Happy Birthday.
2 responses to “Happy birthday Strunk & White”
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I didn’t really rain on your parade so many weeks after you posted this, but I think you should know that Strunk is reviled by many linguists: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1318 and http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i32/32b01501.htm
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Everybody had their own words and just on the comprehensive make the statement
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